UNESCO Prize on Creative Economy

UNESCO is to launch an international prize in the creative economy field in the name of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International prize is to be launched from November 2021. 2021 has been declared as ‘International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development’ by UNESCO. Currently there are only twenty-three ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News • Persons in News Current Affairs

Topics: 1971 India-Pakistan war • Bangabandhu • Creative economy • Sheikh Mujibur Rahman • UNESCO • UNESCO Prize on Creative Economy

India-Bangladesh to hold virtual summit

On September 30, 2020, India and Bangladesh will hold 6th round of Joint Consultative Commission meet. The summit is to be held between the Prime Ministers of both the countries. Highlights The announcement about the summit was made by the External Affairs Minister S Jai Shankar. Along with this, he also made the following announcements ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: 1971 war • Bangabandhu • East Pakistan • India-Bangladesh • India-Pakistan war • Mujib Barsho • Sheikh Hasina • Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Bangladesh celebrates 100th birth anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

On March 17, 2020, Bangladesh celebrated 100th birth anniversary of “Jatir Pita” Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. PM Modi participated in the celebrations through video conferencing. Bangabandhu: Political Career Sheikh Mujbur Rahman was a Bangladeshi politician. He is called the father of Bangladesh. He was the first president of Bangladesh and later he served as the ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Topics: 1971 India-Pakistan war • Bangabandhu • India- Pakistan • India-Bangladesh • PM Modi • Sheikh Hasina

13th Edition of International Children’s Film Festival begins in Dhaka

The 13th edition of the International Children’s Film festival was inaugurated in the capital city of Bangladesh, Dhaka on Friday, 24th January 2020. It is the biggest film festival in the Southeast Asian country and the only international festival which is celebrated exclusively for children and young adults since 2008. Under-five different sections the films ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

Topics: Bangabandhu • Bangladesh • Children’s Film Society of Bangladesh • Dhaka • International Children's Film Festival • Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

India and Bangladesh ink key agreements in I&B sector

For further deepening of engagements between India and Bangladesh, At the Information and Broadcasting Minister’s meet 2020 both countries have signed key agreements in the field of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) in New Delhi on Tuesday, 14th January 2020. A co-production agreement was signed between the Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar and ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

Topics: Bangabandhu • Dhaka • Information and Broadcasting Minister’s meet • Kolkata • Prakash Javadekar • President of Bangladesh • Sheikh Mujibur Rahman • Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting